NEWLY BUILT 45,000 TON CASSAVA PROCESSING PLANT IN RIVERS STATE
A newly built 45,000 ton cassava processing plant to produce 12,500 tons of flour per annum has been inaugurated in Rivers State. The project that was funded by Shell and the Rivers State government will engage 3,000 farmers. With this development, Nigeria will reduce its N100bn expense on importing starch.
GOOD MESSAGES ON THE STREETS OF LAGOS
On Friday, May 28th, we took pictures of banners bearing messages of hope and inspiration displayed in some parts of Lagos. We think a good Samaritan was at work to raise the spirit of Lagosians! Thank you!
FIRST SUCCESSFUL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE NAF
On Friday, May 28th, a surgical team led by Sqn Ldr Ismail Tsauni of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Hospital, Abuja successfully carried out a laparoscopic surgery on a 54 year old patient who had gallbladder stones.
ABU STUDENTS WIN GLOBAL CLOUD AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPETITION
3 Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students – Dahir Muhammad, Mustafa Jimoh and Khalifa Muhammad – won the Global Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Competition. They defeated 150,000 students drawn from 2,000 universities in 82 countries.
12,000 FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM CBN RICE PYRAMID PROGRAMME IN EKITI STATE
On Tuesday, May 18th, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled 278,000 metric tonnes of rice pyramids in Ekiti as it kicked-off the Rice Pyramid Programme in Ekiti State. This is a spinoff of the N700bn Anchor Borrowers Programme.
RESCUED CITIZENS IN NIGER STATE
A number of bandits were chased away from their camp in Alawa forest of Shiroro Local Government after the Nigerian Army led by Maj. Gen. Ali Keffi conducted an operation on Wednesday, May 19th. Some citizens previously captured by the bandits were rescued during the operation.
NIGERIA WINS 4 GOLD MEDALS AT WORLD U-20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
On August 21, 2021, Nigeria’s U-20 track and field athletes made history at the biennial World U-20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, after finishing third on the medals table with an unprecedented win of four gold and three bronze medals. This is the highest gold win for Nigeria since the Championships started in 1983. Congratulations to […]